Graham-Field Health Products, Atlanta, has promoted Ken Spett to executive vice president. In his new position, Spett's responsibilities will encompass the medical/surgical, home care, consumer and international divisions, along with global operations and marketing. Spett has over 30 years of diverse health care industry experience in a variety of senior executive, sales and marketing positions with companies such as Lumiscope and Whitestone Products. He began his career with Graham-Field in 1983 as vice president of operations for Labtron Scientific Corp. and became corporate vice president of marketing when Labtron and Graham-Field merged.
Home Diagnostics Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., has appointed Joseph H. Capper as president, CEO and director. Capper was most recently president and CEO of CCS Medical, a medical supply company, where he was responsible for acquiring and integrating Becton Dickenson's blood glucose monitoring division into the CCS product line under the Nova Max brand. Before joining CCS, Capper worked with Bayer Healthcare's diabetes care division, where he served as national sales director. Capper replaces J. Richard Damron Jr., who served in the president/CEO capacity since 2001 and will be leaving the company.
Invacare Corp., Elyria, Ohio, has elected recently retired Senior Vice President Dale C. LaPorte to the company's board of directors. "For years, Invacare's board has relied on Dale's wise counsel, and we are pleased that we will continue to have the benefit of his insight and expertise as a member of the board," said A. Malachi Mixon, III, Invacare chairman and CEO.
The National Association of Independent Medical Equipment Suppliers, Halifax, Va., has added Larry Pierce, president of Oklahoma City-based Care Source, to its board of directors. Pierce replaces outgoing member Tom Coogan, director of industry affairs for Care Medical and Rehabilitation Equipment in Portland, Ore.